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I have just found what is supposed to be the vin and engine numbers for the last 1275LS. (which is in the Birdwood museum)

Vin XNFAD18Y105303
Eng 12H902UH000843

Chris, in regards to the e-mail you sent out (Cheers for the update)

The reason that the engine numbers are all over the place is because the shells were here, the engines got shipped in from england. So, when they unloaded the ship they got jumbled. Unlike the Coopers where you can tell if the engine is original etc... the 1275LS's you can't. If i am incorrect on this, please let me know. This is what i have been told and i am just relaying info

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So you'll get a more accurate order via the chassis numbers ?

[quote="Morris 1100"]I have just found what is supposed to be the vin and engine numbers for the last 1275LS. (which is in the Birdwood museum)

Vin XNFAD18Y105303
Eng 12H902UH000843[/quote]

You know my engine is 12H902 UH000847 ( 3 after this car ! )

The engines were numbered in England and imported in big lots, the engines were fitted to any car and not in a particular order.
The Vin number is the order of production.
The date stamp is the date that the car was released to the selling dealer.

That makes sense, Thanks.

Matt

1. Brock Heydon
2. 8/78
3. XNFAD18Y/103368
4. 12H902UH000566
5. We bought in September '03, was used and still is as a race car in events such as the 6 Hour Relay Race at Eastern Creek.
6. Still coming

Chris-Very interesting.Going on the Chassis Numbers on here so far-
The lowest number is 103368.
The highest number is 105303(Birdwood)
That's 2035.
So was the facts 1000 Nugget Gold and 1000 Hi Ho Silver??
If so what's going on......

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1100S motors were used in the Californian Mokes... right?

What may have happend (as some Leyland S's have chassis # that fall between those numbers) is that they just numbered them as they came off the production line. eg 4 1275 LS, then an LS, an S, another LS and so on.

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[quote="czerial"]OK so I am wanting to find out how many 1275LS are left in the
great land of Oz....

Please put
1) Your Name
2) year
3) Vin Number
4) Engine Number
5) History if known
6) Picture (if Possible)


1)Zack Perkins
2)10/78
3)I'll get back to you
4)I'll get back to you
5)3 Owners including Myself Hi-Ho Silver 1310 garaged for most of its life. Have original block sitting waiting for me to ahve the money to build it back to as close to original spec as possible.
6)It's coming

hey thanks for that info Zack but you havce alrready given it to me!!n just waiting on the engine number but thats about all!!

And Adeee you would be right about the number sequence. That is what
Morris1100 and myself came to the conclusion about a while back when i first started.

Allan, the above point basically says why there is a 2000+ car number difference, as other cars were made in the same sequence as the 1275LS!!

Thanks for your details as well Brock!

I have some more interesting news to come for the up comming newsletter too! so keep your eyes to your emails!

OH AND THANKS for the numbers for the birdwood car also!

AND the latests engine number i have is 897!! so that is far from the birdwood last car!

Just a little info that I have just uncovered about Leyland Chassis numbers.
Prior to 1st March 1974 all cars were numbered according to their chassis prefix so if there were four different models then there were four different cars with the same number but with a different prefix.
On March 1 1974 this system was changed into one that numbered all the cars as they came off the production line.
The new system had a five digit number after a prefix like 022 D2S1 M09

Now the system changed again sometime around 77/78 to the XNFAD18Y style of prefix with a five digit number.

So any clues to when the X prefix series started and what was the first number?

Chris-This one is for sale in a Used Car Sales yard.I don't think it can be saved.Really bad rust and interior is in bad condition.It's all there though-brakes/1275 motor/orginal rims/radio.
They are asking $2000 for it.I think it will be wrecked for parts
XNFAD18Y/105121
12H902UH000386
Hi-Ho Silver
Also had these numbers stamped on the firewall near the master cylinder.
16572
M2
22
Don't know what those mean?

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